fiction writer addicted to stories...mine, theirs, yours... Pop culture scholar. aka Melissa Ford Lucken.
Joined April 2011
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l’ll be reading 7pm on Friday night, with other Washington Square Review editors and authors. Lansing Community College’s Dart Auditorium. Event is free.
#LansingLit #WritingCommmunity
FYI: a book I did not write is showing up linked to me on Goodreads. Yes, we all know I wrote S A L V A G E. I did not write the one listed below it. (Even though author name is Isabelle Drake).
#romancebooks #reading #isadrake
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If I had to be killed by a famous horror villain, I think I’d probably choose Annie Wilkes… just because she might help me finish the next draft of my new novel.
How about you?
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Washington Square Review, submissions open for essays. Close date March 19. #essays #CallForSubmissions #writingcommmunity
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Need some steamy reading? I’ll be signing @isabelledrake romances and copies of the BIMBO anthology this Thursday at the @purpleinkpress AWP table in the book fair. Then reading from my “How to Write an Erotic Romance” essay in the eve @urbanreadsbookstore
#AWP #baltimore
I’ll be signing Isabelle Drake romances and copies of the Purple Ink Press BIMBO anthology this Thursday in Baltimotre at the publisher’s table at AWP table in the book fair. Then reading from my “How to Write an Erotic Romance” essay in the eve at Urban Reads Bookstore
#AWP
For fans of dark romance. Twisted and weird.
Hooking up with a tantalizingly dangerous girl seems to have two things Nidhi wants—sexual adventure and inside information. That hookup rapidly goes from difficult to dreadful.
#DarkRomance #isadrake
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At the studio today, received my beautiful w3 award.
Producer and production team make the magic. Thank you @lccconnect
New episodes coming soon!
#w3awards #podcast #writingcommunity
Free this weekend, FINALLY RIGHT.
Motivational speaker and personal improvement expert Jaya Vinar is out of control—or so people keep telling her. When her boss pairs her with a handsome personal consultant…
#freeromancebooks #isadrake @bookloverscon
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In the quaint town of Hickory Hollow, this Christmas season brings more than twinkling lights and festive cheer—it brings matchmaking ghosts, unexpected romance, and a chance at new beginnings. #ghost #ChristmasRomance
COZY UP TO A COPY:
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West Viginian native and world traveler, Dodd examines the creative differences between poetry, fiction, and art, the magic of nostalgia, and the mysterious ways new experiences generate ideas and inspiration.
#writing #podcast
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Just before registration opens on October 1, here’s the new @ChicagoSF2026 website. Take a look: chicagonorthromancewriters.c…
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Annie Fox reflects on the emotional beauty of nature, and surprising lessons learned while replying to the hundreds of advice-seeking letters she’s received over the years. #middlegradebooks #yabooks #WritingCommunity
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Memoirist @_GinaTron chats with me about SUSPECT, craft, creativity, and #writing. #memoir #ginatron #Suspect #podcast
Listen here:
open.spotify.com/episode/7e0…
Summer blizzard, dark sex, a beachy cocktail.
August newsletter out now 🌻
#newsletter #DarkRomance #horror
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July is not over yet... the 50% summer discount is still going on! Use promo code "XMAS25" on smashwords.com/
❄️ Christmas in July ❄️
Not Home for Holidays, Christmas romance in New York, by Isabelle Drake
#hallmarkchristmas #romancebook #booktok @riverdaleavenue
youtube.com/shorts/heELiO4_q… via @YouTube